Wednesday, August 16, 2006

IAU proposal: Pluto is a planet...

... and so are Ceres, Charon, and 2003 UB313... More to come later...

IAU links:
IAU press release
Q & A

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TranquillicFlow said...

Charon does orbit Pluto. It's just that technically they both orbit around a common center that is above the surface of Pluto. In the Earth-Moon system, that center is below the Earth's surface.

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